What color is #BEE5DC?

#BEE5DC is a very light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Antiguan. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BEE5DC?

The RGB value is 190, 229, 220: 190 red, 229 green and 220 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BEE5DC?

The complementary color is #E5BEC7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BEE5DC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.43:1 and white text 1.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BEE5DC color

#BEE5DC rgb(190, 229, 220)

Shades of teal

The hex color #BEE5DC is a very light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 89.8% green and 86.3% blue (190, 229, 220).

Its hue angle is 166°, with 43% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is Antiguan (#BDDFD8), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.43:1).

#BEE5DC color codes

HEX	`#BEE5DC`
RGB	`rgb(190, 229, 220)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 89.8%, 86.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(166, 43%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(166, 17%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 4%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.04, -14.43, 0.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.04, 14.43, 179.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(62.169, 72.151, 78.347)`
Decimal	`12510684`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BEE5DC, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #BEE5DC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BEE5DC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #BEE5DC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bee5dc; }
.text { color: #bee5dc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bee5dc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 229 220 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bee5dc, #bedbe5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pale Turquoise.

Questions

What color is #BEE5DC?: #BEE5DC is a very light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Antiguan. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BEE5DC?: The RGB value is 190, 229, 220: 190 red, 229 green and 220 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BEE5DC?: The complementary color is #E5BEC7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BEE5DC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.43:1 and white text 1.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.